Well for slop-buckets



UNITED STATES PATENT tribe FRANK MENKE AND JOSEPH KROLL, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

WELL FOR SLOP BUCKETS.

SPECIFICATION farming part of Letters Patent No. 309,351, dated December 16, 1884:.

Application tiled Apr-i15 1884. (No modeh) To all whom it may cancer/t.-

Be it known that we, FRANK MENKE and JOSEPH KROLL, both of the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented a con tain new and useful Improvement in Wells for Slop-l3uckets, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view, part broken away, with the lid or cover raised, and Fig. 2 is a vertical section with the lid or cover closed, the bucket being shown in side view.

A represents a slop-bucket of any ordinary shape or construction.

B represents a frame, having a flange, B, provided with an opening to receive the buckor, as shown in Fig. 2. The frame fits in a hole made in the ground, which may be lined by a box, O, provided with a stool, O, for the bucket to rest upon. By having the stool a firm support is given to the bucket, it will be kept dry should water get into the. box, and be kept from freezing fastin cold weather.

D represents a lid or cover hinged to the frame, and to which is secured a bar, D,working in a slot, H, in the frame, and provided with a spring, I. The bar has a notch or shoulder, J, and its office is to hold the lid in its raised position, as shown in Fig. 1, by the shoulder engaging the frame. The shoulder is automatically engaged with the frame when the lid is raised, and when the lid is to be closed the lower end of the bar is simply pushed forward, compressing the spring. The lid may be raised by a ring, L.

\Ve claim as our invention- 1. The combination of the frame, stool, and cover, arranged substantially as. and for the purpose set forth.

2. A well for slop-buckets, consisting of the frame B, having a slot, H, and flange B, cover I), and bar D, formed with a notch, J, and having a spring, I, the bar working in the slot in the frame, as set forth.

' FRANK MENKE. JOSEPH. KROL'L. In presence of Gno. H. KNIGHT, SAML. KNIGHT. 

